All bulbs will burn out within a few months. Just the nature of the beast. Use a CHE or RHP on a t-stat if you want overheat heating.
As for UTH aka heat tapes like Flexwatt, there is nothing wrong with them if you use them the right way. They MUST be t-stat regulated like any heat source. You also cant expect to pack down inches of substrate. Also cant expect them to heat the air. You have to know what their use is and what their limits are. That is why a lot of people who use Flexwatt also either have warm rooms or run oil heaters. I personally use flexwatt on all my snakes except one who has a RHP and I love the Flexwatt a lot better. I do keep my house fairly warm though and if it gets really cold out, I got an oil heater I drag out and put in the center of the room. I don't know your vet but I fail to understand why he/she doesn't like them unless he/she doesn't know their use and limits.
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